Tory MPs call for 'rankings' of migrant crime based on nationality

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Migrant nationalities with the highest crime rates could be classified under government plans to toughen visa and deportation policies.
Robert Jenrick, the former immigration minister, has proposed an amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill that would allow the nationality, visa and asylum status of every convicted offender to be published annually. English and Welsh courts in crime 'rankings'.
A small group of around 12 Conservative MPs support the amendment, details of which were published inThe Daily Telegraph.
It comes days after figures showed the number of migrants crossing the Channel to the UK. so far in 2024 had reached a record level for the first three months of a calendar year.
A government source said ministers “will certainly consider this amendment thoroughly and engage with colleagues in the usual way", although the newspaper reported that there were concerns about the practicality of implementing the proposal.
Mr. Jenrick told BBC Radio 4's Today show there was "significant and growing" evidence that the UK was importing crime. – and that the nationality of migrants was already taken into account in visa applications.
He added: “What I am proposing is that this crime data plays a role in this. We would like to apply a higher level of surveillance to nationalities that pose a higher risk. »
The latest Home Office figures show there were 10,300 foreign nationals in prisons in England and Wales, around 12% of the population. total prison population.
Robert Jenrick proposes crime 'rankings' system in bid to toughen visa policies (British Parliament/Maria Unger /PA)
The Refugee Council said asylum rules in the UK are already “very strict”. The group, speaking to the BBC, said serious criminals were not allowed to stay in the country.
But speaking to GB News,M Jenrick said: “I think the public I want to know who is coming to our country and what the economic, fiscal and societal impact of immigration is.
“There are people coming in this country and who are harming us. There are people from countries who do not share our Western liberal values and attitudes towards women and minorities, and we need to be open and honest about it. »
He also claimed that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak “did not want to talk about “curbing legal immigration” when he formed...

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Tory MPs call for 'rankings' of migrant crime based on nationality

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Migrant nationalities with the highest crime rates could be classified under government plans to toughen visa and deportation policies.

Robert Jenrick, the former immigration minister, has proposed an amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill that would allow the nationality, visa and asylum status of every convicted offender to be published annually. English and Welsh courts in crime 'rankings'.

A small group of around 12 Conservative MPs support the amendment, details of which were published inThe Daily Telegraph.

It comes days after figures showed the number of migrants crossing the Channel to the UK. so far in 2024 had reached a record level for the first three months of a calendar year.

A government source said ministers “will certainly consider this amendment thoroughly and engage with colleagues in the usual way", although the newspaper reported that there were concerns about the practicality of implementing the proposal.

Mr. Jenrick told BBC Radio 4's Today show there was "significant and growing" evidence that the UK was importing crime. – and that the nationality of migrants was already taken into account in visa applications.

He added: “What I am proposing is that this crime data plays a role in this. We would like to apply a higher level of surveillance to nationalities that pose a higher risk. »

The latest Home Office figures show there were 10,300 foreign nationals in prisons in England and Wales, around 12% of the population. total prison population.

Robert Jenrick proposes crime 'rankings' system in bid to toughen visa policies (British Parliament/Maria Unger /PA)

The Refugee Council said asylum rules in the UK are already “very strict”. The group, speaking to the BBC, said serious criminals were not allowed to stay in the country.

But speaking to GB News,M Jenrick said: “I think the public I want to know who is coming to our country and what the economic, fiscal and societal impact of immigration is.

“There are people coming in this country and who are harming us. There are people from countries who do not share our Western liberal values and attitudes towards women and minorities, and we need to be open and honest about it. »

He also claimed that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak “did not want to talk about “curbing legal immigration” when he formed...